Colours change: in the morning light, red shines out bright and clear and the blues merge into their surroundings, melting into the greens; but by the evening the reds loose their piquancy, embracing a quieter tone and shifting toward the blues in the rainbow. Yellow flowers remain bright, and white ones become luminous, shining like ghostly figures against a darkening green background.” ~ Rosemary Verey, The Scented Garden, 1981 (source)

New Eyes, The Same Path

Sometimes Enough Said

I can’t improve on what is already said. Wishing you a good day along a new path.

To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.” ~ George Orwell (source)

The Whole Image

Art Allows You to See Anew

The world is never seen nor will be seen as you see it and there is no proof that we see and experience the world the same way. Art allows the artist to break the barriers delve deeper and blend the essence of being with the visual experience. That allows a solo experience to turn into a shared experience. In a sense art creates a communal experience, one that can ignite imaginations, examination, and self-study.

Permission to Crop

I haven’t done the big reveal yet, but it is coming. This photo and the last are both clipped from a larger photograph that will be posted later this week. Both plus the original are good compositions. The image above was the intended focal point of the original and it still is. By cropping this image, I am drilling down to its essence.

Over the last few days, I have considered this whole idea about of impressionism and its relationship to my photographs and work, my art, and my place in the art world. No conclusions reached, but I have to admit I do get discouraged at times. I’m not as good as I want to be, not noticed for my efforts as I wish to be, and can’t stop working and creating new pieces. Maybe it is grandiosity and I should be happy that I have the tools at my disposal to create as I wish and be absorbed in the work when I chose to photograph and create my digital images. Perhaps, maybe I am too distracted by work and family. Perhaps, one day after I retire, I will be able to laser focus, but until then I will continue to play, get lost in my artwork as I blend, crop, alter, shift color, and try to speak to what I see and feel.